Category: Defense

  • AFCAT Syllabus

     

    AFCAT Selection Process

    1.     Written Exam

    2.     Interview

    3.     Medical Test

    AFCAT Exam Pattern

     

    Exam

    AFCAT

    EKT (only for technical)

    Mode of Exam

    Online

    Online

    Questions

    100

    50

    Marks

    300

    150

    Time

    2 hours (120 minutes)

    45 minutes

     Paper

    General Awareness, Verbal Ability in English, Numerical Ability and Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test

    Mechanical, Computer Science and Electrical & Electronics

    Negative Marking

    1 mark

    1 mark


     

    General Awareness

    The major topics covered in this section are given below:

    1.     History

    2.     Sports

    3.     Geography

    4.     Art and Culture

    5.     Current Affairs

    6.     Politics

    7.     Civics

    8.     Environment

    9.     Defense

    10.  Basic Science

     English

    1.     Comprehension

    2.     Basic Grammar

    3.     Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word

    4.     Tenses

    5.     Error Detection

    6.     Sentence Completion

    7.     Synonyms and Antonyms

    8.     Testing of Vocabulary

    Numerical Ability

    1.     Decimal and Fraction

    2.     Simple Interest & Compound Interest

    3.     Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams)

    4.     Percentage

    5.     Ratio & Proportion

    6.     Time and Work

    7.     Average

    8.     Profit & Loss

    Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test:

    1.     Odd One Out

    2.     Analogy

    3.     Venn Diagram

    4.     Pattern Completion

    5.     Dot Situation Analysis

    6.     Blood Relation

    7.     Missing Figures

    8.     Figure Classification

    9.     Coding and Decoding

    10.  Spotting the Embedded Figures

    11.  Sequencing

     

     

  • CDS Syllabus

     

    The CDS Selection Process is divided into two stages:

    1. Written examination
    2. SSB Interview

     

    CDS Exam Pattern for IMA, INA, AFA

    Sections

    Duration

    Maximum marks

    English

    2 Hr

    100

    General Knowledge

    Elementary Mathematics

    Total – 300 marks

     

    CDS Exam Pattern for IMA, INA, AFA

    Subject

    Times

    Marks

    English

    2 hours

    100

    General Knowledge

    2 hours

    100

    Elementary Mathematics

    2 hours

    100

    CDS Exam Pattern for OTA

    Subject

    Duration

    Maximum marks

    English

    2 hours

    100

    General Knowledge

    2 hours

    100

     

     

    CDS Details Syllabus

    Sections

    Topics

    English

    •  Spotting Errors Questions
    •  Sentence Arrangement Questions
    •  Synonyms & Antonyms
    •  Selecting Words
    •  Ordering of Sentence
    •  Comprehension Questions
    •  Ordering of words in a sentence
    •  Fill in the blanks questions
    •  Idioms and Phrases

    General Awareness

    •  Economics
    •  Physics
    •  Current Affairs
    •  Politics
    •  Chemistry
    •  Sociology
    •  History
    •  Defence related Award
    •  Geography
    •  Environment
    •  Sport
    •  Biology
    •  Cultural
    •  Book
    •  Statement
    •  true/false

    Elementary Mathematics

    Algebra

    •  Basic Operations
    •  simple factors
    •  Remainder Theorem
    •  H.C.F.
    •  L.C.M.
    •  Theory of polynomials
    •  solutions of quadratic equations
    •  relation between its roots and coefficients (Only real roots to be considered)
    •  Simultaneous linear equations in two unknowns—analytical and graphical solutions
    •  Simultaneous linear inequations in two variables and their solutions
    •  Practical problems leading to two simultaneous linear equations or inequations in two variables or quadratic equations in one variable & their solutions
    •  Set language and set notation
    •  Rational expressions and conditional identities
    •  Laws of indices

    Arithematic

    •  Number System: Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and Real numbers.
    •  Fundamental operations: addition, substraction, multiplication, division, Square roots, Decimal fractions
    •  Unitary method
    •  time and distance
    •  time and work
    •  percentages
    •  applications to simple and compound interest
    •  profit and loss
    •  ratio and proportion
    •  variation
    •  Elementary Number Theory: Division algorithm
    •  Prime and composite numbers
    •  Tests of divisibility by 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 11
    •  Multiples and factors. Factorisation Theorem
    •  H.C.F. and L.C.M.
    •  Euclidean algorithm
    •  Logarithms to base 10
    •  laws of logarithms
    •  use of logarithmic tables

    Trigonometry

    •  Sine ×, cosine ×, Tangent × when 0° < × < 90°
    •  Values of sin ×, cos × and tan ×, for ×= 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°
    •  Simple trigonometric identities
    •  Use of trigonometric tables
    •  Simple cases of heights and distances

    Geometry

    •  Lines and angles
    •  Plane and plane figures
    •  Theorems on Properties of angles at a point
    •  Parallel lines
    •  Sides and angles of a triangle
    •  Congruency of triangles
    •  Similar triangles
    •  Concurrence of medians and altitudes
    •  Properties of angles
    •  sides and diagonals of a Parallelogram
    •  rectangle and square
    •  Circles and its properties including tangents and normals
    •  Loci

    Mensuration

    •  Areas of squares
    •  rectangles
    •  parallelograms
    •  triangle and circle
    •  Areas of figures which can be split up into these figures (Field Book)
    •  Surface area and volume of cuboids
    •  lateral surface and volume of right circular cones and cylinders
    •  surface area and volume of spheres

    Statistics

    •  Collection and tabulation of statistical data
    •  Graphical representation frequency polygons
    •  histograms
    •  bar charts
    •  pie charts etc
    •  Measures of central tendency

     

  • NDA Syllabus

     

    NDA selection process is divided into two stages-

    1. Written Examination
    2. SSB Interview

    Section

    Topic

    Marks

    Part A – English

    200

    Part B – General Awareness

    Physics

    100

     

    History, Freedom Movement, etc.

    80

    Geography

    80

    Chemistry

    60

    General Science

    40

    Current Events

    40

    Total

    600